COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS WILL ENTER INTO FORCE

Lragir
Oct 23 2007
Armenia

The Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Beings
(CETS n° 197) will enter into force on 1 February 2008, following
the ratification by Cyprus as the tenth country to ratify it, the CoE
Yerevan office reported. On this occasion Terry Davis, the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe, made the following statement:

"The Convention is deliberately hard on traffickers and makes a
clear difference for the victims of this crime. These victims will be
offered comprehensive assistance and protection of their human rights.

Europe is finally going to use this new and far-reaching instrument
to fight this modern form of slavery. Ten ratifications take us over
the threshold required for the Convention to enter into force, but
the Convention will use its full potential when it is ratified by
other countries in Europe and beyond.

The fact that this treaty has been agreed within the Council of
Europe extends its application to all European countries, which
include countries of origin, transit and destination of the victims of
trafficking. It is also open to non-European countries and therefore
provides a global response to a global problem."

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